Private Trust Formation & Succession Planning | N D Savla & Associates
Private Trust · Nashik, Maharashtra

Private Trusts for Family Succession — Held. Protected. Passed on.

Formation of private family trusts in Nashik and across Maharashtra for succession, asset protection and orderly transfer of business and personal wealth.

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A private trust is created for identified beneficiaries rather than a public purpose — typically a family. It is used where the concern is succession: keeping a business held together, providing for a dependant, or avoiding the delay and disputes that follow an intestate death.

N D Savla & Associates advises families in Nashik and across Maharashtra on private trust structures, covering the deed, trustee arrangements, the treatment of settled assets and the tax analysis that goes with them.

Tax treatment depends heavily on how the trust is drafted — whether beneficiaries and their shares are determinate, whether the settlor retains any interest, and what the trust is permitted to do with income. Drafting and tax analysis have to be done together.

Our Private Trust Services

Succession Planning

Mapping family assets, dependants and objectives before choosing a structure.

Trust Deed Drafting

Drafting the deed covering beneficiaries, shares, distribution and trustee powers.

Beneficiary Structuring

Determinate and discretionary arrangements and their consequences.

Trustee Arrangements

Selection, powers, succession and removal of trustees.

Asset Settlement

Documentation for settling shares, property and financial assets into the trust.

Tax Analysis

Analysis of how income and distributions will be taxed under the chosen structure.

Distribution Framework

Rules and documentation for distributions to beneficiaries.

Ongoing Administration

Accounts, returns and the record keeping trustees are expected to maintain.

Our Process

1

Family & Asset Review

Assets, dependants, business interests and objectives are mapped.

2

Structure Design

The trust structure and beneficiary arrangement are designed with tax analysed.

3

Deed Drafting

The deed is drafted and reviewed with the settlor and intended trustees.

4

Settlement & Registration

The deed is executed and registered and assets are settled into the trust.

5

Administration Setup

Books, tax registrations and the annual cycle are established.

Why It Matters

Succession settled during the settlor's lifetime
Business holdings kept from fragmenting
Provision for dependants documented
Tax consequences analysed before settling assets
Trustee powers and succession defined
Distribution rules recorded in writing
Fewer grounds for family dispute later
Administration framework handed to trustees

Frequently Asked Questions

A private trust is for identified beneficiaries such as family members, while a charitable trust is for a public purpose and can qualify for tax exemption that a private trust cannot.
A trust is generally regarded as determinate where the beneficiaries and their respective shares are specified in the deed, and this affects how the income is taxed.
The two serve different purposes and are often used together; a trust can operate during the settlor's lifetime while a will takes effect only on death.
This is possible, though retained control and any retained interest have consequences under the tax provisions that must be considered.
Taxation depends on whether the trust is determinate or discretionary and on the nature of the income, and it should be analysed before the trust is settled.
Further settlement is possible where the deed permits it, and each settlement should be documented and its tax consequences considered.

Planning family succession?

Tell us what needs to pass and to whom — we'll design the structure and analyse the tax before anything is settled.